While We Live

Name: While We Live
Director: Dani Kouyaté
Released: 2016-10-07
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Josette Bushell-Mingo, Adam Kanyama, Richard Sseruwagi, Marika Lindström, Sten Ljunggren

Oct 7, 2016 · 1h 31m · Drama

⭐ 7.2· 5 votes

Director Dani Kouyaté

Writer Olivier Guerpillon

Overview

Kandia, an African women in her fifties who has lived in Sweden for 30 years, decides to move back to Gambia. Her son Ibbe, who dreams of a career in hip hop and is about to make a breakthrough, goes with her. Their encounter with their homeland, however, doesn't turn out the way they imagined. A warm, broad drama comedy about a universal theme: identity.